Greeks Report New Successes Against Italians
Greek front dispatches from Athens describe new gains in the coastal sector and north of Klisura Albania, threatening Italian communications between Tepeleni and Valona. A 5,500 foot peak near a 4,500 foot height gives Greeks command rear of retreating Italians, with heavy reported prisoner and war material captures. British air raids on Valona documented by RAF with fires. one plane lost.
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Athens
Klisura
Tepeleni-Klisura
Albania
Chimara
Tepelini
Valona
Royal Air Force
Sentiment In Congress For Aid To Britain
Washington January 7 A surge of congressional sentiment for extensive British aid followed President Roosevelt's call for a swift increase in armament production Leaders works on a plan to lend or lease billions in weapons to England and democracies Budget details will reveal funding for war supplies Some factions oppose US becoming an arsenal for nations now at war with aggressors Republicans commend the address and say the American people are enlisted.
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Washington
Roosevelt
England
Congress
Executive Department
America
United States
GOP
Austin
Vermont
Senate
Express highways proposed for industrial belt routes
DETROIT Jan 7 Charles M Noble Pennsylvania turnpike commission engineer told the Society of Automotive Engineers that an immediate system of express highways serving areas with 65 percent of the nation’s industry 50 percent of its assessed value and 40 percent of its population is feasible and practical A deluxe transportation corridor to the Atlantic seaboard would cost about 860 million dollars and be financed by revenue bonds He warned that engine designers must create vehicles capable of safe economical operation at higher speeds and noted new engineering challenges for auto makers and designers.
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Detroit
Charles M. Noble
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission
Society of Automotive Engineers
Walter A. Jones
Turnpike Commission
Middle West
Atlantic Seaboard
Noble
George Washington Bridge
New York
New Jersey
Classes Resume At New Mexico Military Institute After Furlough
Cadets at New Mexico Military Institute returned from Christmas furlough this morning. Some cadets were delayed by illness or by grounded planes in Dallas and Oakland due to bad weather. The Sunday parade is canceled as typhoid inoculations begin.
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New Mexico Military Institute
Dallas
Texas
Oakland
Calif
Roswell Fire Loss Falls In 1940 Despite More Calls
Roswell's 1940 fire losses averaged about $1.35 per capita, roughly half of 1939 figures. Buildings and contents losses totaled $9,138.97 and $9,124.07 respectively, with $693.63 for automobiles. In 1939 losses were higher across buildings, contents, and autos. The department answered 212 calls in 1940, up from 115 in 1939, aided by a new booster pump fire truck delivered Jan 29, 1940. The Presbyterian Church blaze on Oct 10 capped notable responses, with building losses $941.26 and contents $927. The Daniel Future Co. warehouse fire on Jan 18 caused $500 building and $3,252.45 contents losses. Mint Cafe blaze on July 8 caused $483.08 building and $1,350.50 contents losses. Total fire-time was 129 hours 17 minutes. 4234 blocks traveled. hoses laid 10,800 ft of 2 1/2 in and 2300 ft of 1 1/2 in. 8 gallons soda acid used. 76 Indian pumps employed. Foamite used 7 1/2.
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Presbyterian Church
3Rd
Kentucky
Daniel Future Co
East 2Nd
Ross L. Malone
Mint Cafe
Plan A National Health Program Proposal for Congress
Washington Jan 7 A broadened national health program proposed to Congress would include federal and state cooperation to build hospitals pay disability wages expand maternal infant child health and welfare services and general medical care. The plan backed by Senator Wagner envisions $98 million in federal outlays in its first year with state shares likely matching the federal amount and ties to defense efforts already underway.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Wagner
Senate Education and Labor Committee
Senate
Wagener
Race hatred law upheld in New Jersey
Sussex county judge John C Losey upheld the constitutionality of New Jersey race hatred statutes and set January 31 for sentencing Wilhelm Kunze and eight band associates on charges of promoting hatred against Jewish people. The defendants argued indictments were insufficient but the judge denied the challenge.
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Newton
N. J
Sussex County
John C. Losey
New Jersey
Wilhelm Kunze
Losey
John Winans
Kunze
August Klapprott
Andover
Bund
Matthias Kohler
Irvington
State Bund
Leonard D. Clark
New York
Free America
John C. Fitting
Union City
Richard Schiele
Paul Schaarschmidt
Paterson
Carl Schipphorst
Glen Rock
George Neuppert
Cliffside Park
Camp Nordland
Camp Nordland. Judge Lasey
Winans
Joe Sanchez dies in Lordsburg police officer heart attack
Services were planned today for Joe Sanchez a veteran Lordsburg policeman who died suddenly of a heart attack. He was.
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Lordsrburg
N. M
Joe Sanchez
Lordsburg
Ten More Chaves County Draftees Leave For Duty
Ten more Chaves county draftees left Roswell by bus at 12 30 this afternoon for Santa Fe to be inducted for a year of active duty under the Selective Service law. They join 41 selected from the county in the second call and will travel to Fort Sill Oklahoma after processing in Santa Fe. Dennis led the group on the trip to Santa Fe.
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Chaves County
Roswell
Santa Fe
Army
Fort Sill
Oklo
Fort Bliss
Texas
John Harvey Bowin
Richard J. Zafarano
Hagerman
Fabriciano Guitierez Sena
Carl Adrain Rose
Jim Pineda
Si Elbert Dennis
J. C. Bowman
Jose Garcia Aguirre
Lowell Benjamin Hughes
Julio Ramirez Flores
Dennis
Weather forecast for New Mexico Arizona and West Texas
The forecast covers New Mexico Arizona and West Texas with increasing high cloudiness and occasional rain and snow in various portions. Warmer trends are noted with temperatures above normal across the district and heavy precipitation expected in Arizona and high elevations of New Mexico and southeast West Texas.
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New Mexico
Arizona
West Texas
West Tex
West
Texas
Perry Bean Stricken by Influenza Illness
Perry Bean fell ill with influenza and is confined to bed at his home at 115 West 12th, marking a personal health setback for the individual.
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Perry Bean
West 12Th
Safeway Store Roswell Opens Tomorrow At Third And Virginia
The Safeway store at Third and Virginia will open tomorrow, expanding from the old Second and Main shop. Walter Fulbright, longtime head of the operation here, leads the new facility offering a larger, modern layout with produce and meat departments, a self refrigerated dairy area, complete item marking, and enhanced lighting and parking for evening shoppers.
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Safeway
Third
Virginia
Walter Fulbright
Second and Main
Great Housing Shortage In U S
New York dispatch reports a national AP survey finds housing shortages in key armament hubs rivaling postwar strain. Authorities describe a crisis by June and appalling shortages, with coastal towns and shipbuilding centers hardest hit. Communities near training centers also report great need for homes.
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New York
Associated Press
Army
Navy
Navy Expects Get 4 009 Airplanes During This Year
Rear Admiral John H Towers told congress the navy expects to add about 4 000 aircraft to its fleet this year despite delays and bottlenecks. He cited shortages of machine tools and subcontractor lapses as causes while noting 2 590 planes were on hand January 1 and about 300 would be lost to crashes and other causes.
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Washington
John H. Towers
Congress
Navy
Naval Aviation
House Naval Committee
Vinson
D-Ga
Towers
Bootlegging Still Flourishes After Prohibition Repeal
Secret Service Chief Frank J. Wilson reported that of 39 978 persons convicted for federal treasury violations, 18 221 were bootleggers or moonshiners. The figure underscores ongoing illegal alcohol activity despite repeal efforts.
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Washington
Secret Service
Frank J. Wilson
Treasury Department
November job gains hit 295000 in private industry
Federal security administrator McNutt announced that state employment offices filled 295000 jobs in private industry during November, the largest November total in seven years since the U S Employment Service was established. He also noted defense program employment reduced unemployment insurance benefits by eight percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
McNutt
United States Employment Service
Britain May Seek U S Fleet Help in Invasion Crisis
In a column by Dewitt MacKenzie Britain faces a looming invasion threat from Hitler and the need for naval aid from the United States. He argues Britain may ask for American fleet support if the crisis forces Washington's involvement to block an assault along the English Channel and Dover cliffs.
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Britain
Dewitt MacKenzie
United States
Hitler
England
Dover
English
Japan lodges strong protest over Bermuda detentions
Tokyo reports Japan has protested to Britain over the detention and searches of Japanese transatlantic travelers at Bermuda. Foreign Minister Yosuke Matsuoka delivered the démarche to the British ambassador Sir Robert Craigie, calling British actions an abuse of belligerent rights that infringed Japan's rights as a neutral. Nine Japanese passengers aboard the Excalibur were noted on landing.
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Tokyo
Japan
Britain
Bermuda
Yosuke Matsuoka
Robert Leslie Craigie
United States
Excalibur
Hatch And Chaves Agree With F.D.R.
Washington January 7 New Mexico senators Carl Hatch and Dennis Chavez praised President Roosevelt's national defense speech before Congress. Representative Thomason of Texas urged backing the defense program as the best peace guarantee.
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Washington
Carl Hatch
New Mexico
Roosevelt
Congress
Dennis Chavez
Thomason
D-Tex
German Agents Use Haiti as Base for Infiltration
Senator O Mahoney said after a visit to Haiti that German agents are using the country as a base for infiltration into the United States or Latin America. He described the findings as convincing and tied to wartime foreign influence concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
O'Mahoney
D-Wye
Haiti
West Indies
United States
Latin America
Draftee heir to million in town draft tale
Draftee Edward B. Alford Jr. of Brookline, Harvard graduate and one of the first volunteers in the Peacetime draft, is heir to part of a 1.5 million dollar estate from his father after the elder Alford died November 24. He remains in service for his year of training.
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Fort Devins
Mass
Edward B. Alford, Jr
Brookline
Harvard University
Alford
Rio Grande Taxes To Supreme Court
An appeal to the New Mexico Supreme Court is granted from Bernalillo district court decision upholding a law allowing the Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District to postpone assessments on uncultivated lands. The December special session law would fund overdue bonds by new bonds if upheld. Richard Durand sues the conservancy district.
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Albuquerque
N. M
State Supreme Court
Bernalillo
Middle Rio Grande Conservancy
Supreme Court
Richard Durand
Conservancy District
Half Billion In Defense Highways
In Denver on January 7 a conference of highway officials from 12 states studied a proposed half billion dollar defense highway program for the western states. They aimed to map strategic highways and access roads to camps airports and defense factories and to petition Congress for funding.
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Denver
Congress
Debutante Brenda Frazier to live on 1000 a week
New York January 7 Brenda Frazier must manage on 1000 a week after Surrogate Foley authorized using 52000 in 1941. Her income from trusts totals 3.5 million and is estimated at 137000 annually.
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New York
Brenda Frazier
James A. Foley
Brenda Frazier Watriss
Miss Frazier
Federal urged scrap price cuts to curb steel costs
A. Leon Henderson, defense commissioner for price matters, said drastic steps to control iron and steel scrap prices would be recommended unless the industry voluntarily cuts future sales by several dollars per ton. After a meeting with scrap dealers, the price stabilization division urged reductions to bring the market to about 20 dollars per ton for number 1 heavy melting scrap at Pittsburgh.
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Washington
A. Leon Henderson
Defense
Henderson
National Defense Commission
Pittsburgh
Thereby Hangs A Tale in Classified Ads
Mrs. Revelle Crosby Davis of Daniel Furniture Company notes that classified ads carry human interest. She says a stove listing often signals a family moving into the gas zone, and so each ad carries a tale and sometimes profit. Read Record classified.
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Revelle Crosby Davis
Daniel Furniture Company
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